Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

Seeing the two younger brothers fighting fiercely, Zhang Jiajun, as the eldest brother, immediately stepped forward to stop them, "Okay, if you keep fighting, no one will get to eat chestnuts!"

After he said this, the two brothers immediately shut up. Chestnuts are so delicious, how can you not eat them?

Zeng Zhengen served the fried chestnuts and distributed them to a few kids. Soon, other kids in the team came over after smelling the aroma, staring at the bright golden sugar-fried chestnuts.

Looking at the basket full of chestnuts, Zeng Zhengen smiled and gave each child a few. The children were very happy, thanked him one after another, and ran back to show off to their parents.

After a while, the villagers who went out hunting came back. When they saw their children eating the sugar-roasted chestnuts, they heard from their families that these chestnuts were found by Zeng Zhengen.

Some villagers who caught wild game shared some of it with Zeng Zhengen.

Those villagers who did not catch any wild game also gave some of the wild vegetables they dug to Zeng Zhengen.

Not long after, Zeng Zhengen received a pile of wild game and wild vegetables sent by the villagers.

In the afternoon, Zeng Zheng decided not to go out to look for food for the time being. After all, what they had harvested was enough for them to eat for several days. If they brought too much, it would become a burden on the journey.

So she focused her energy on getting ready for the night. In the mountains, there is a lot of dew at night, and sleeping directly on the ground is definitely not a good idea. Not only is it easy to catch a cold, but it may also absorb moisture into the body, affecting health.

Zeng Zhengen took out oilcloth paper and built a simple tent with the oilcloth between several trees. He spread a thick layer of leaves on the ground, then spread oil paper on top of the leaves, and finally spread a layer of bed sheet on the oil paper.

Although sleeping like this is a bit stuffy, it can block a lot of moisture. After all, if moisture enters the body, it can cause some damage.

Zeng's mother also followed Zeng Zhengen's example and built two simple tents.

The Zeng family had many people, so one tent would not be enough for them, so they had to build two tents, one for the men and one for the women.

When the other villagers saw Zeng Zhengen do this, they all followed suit.

Although the tents they built were simple, they were not far from each other, so it was convenient for them to take care of each other. After the tents were set up, everyone started to prepare dinner. Pots, pans, and bowls were taken out one by one, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Zeng Zhengen looked at the ingredients in front of her and had a plan in mind. Among the game that the villagers gave her during the day, there was a plump pheasant and a wild rabbit. She decided to use the pheasant to make a unique beggar's chicken, and as for the wild rabbit, she would use it to make a spicy rabbit meat.

When Zeng's mother heard Zeng Zhengen say that she wanted to make beggar's chicken, she was immediately confused and asked, "Ms. Zeng, what is beggar's chicken? How come I've never heard of it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Huan and several children around him looked at Zeng Zhengen curiously, their eyes full of anticipation.

After this period of fleeing famine, Wang Huan was no longer as fussy as before. She understood that only by following Zeng Zhengen could she have food to eat and fill her stomach. As for her own family, she had long forgotten about them. After all, no matter how close her family was, they were not as solid as her own stomach.

"Mom, what is beggar's chicken? Is it better than braised pork?" Zhang Jiahu blinked his big eyes, full of curiosity. He still remembered all the delicious dishes his mother had made along the way, but he had never heard of the name "beggar's chicken".

Zhang Jiaqi and Zhang Jiajun rarely disliked Zhang Jiahu anymore, because they also wanted to know what beggar's chicken was.

Zeng Zhengen did not answer his question directly. Instead, he said mysteriously, "Beggar's chicken is a very delicious dish. You will know when you eat it."

After that, she turned around and told Zeng Siyuan to dig some yellow mud. Hearing this, Zeng Siyuan was stunned and repeated with a puzzled look on his face: "Dig mud? Zeng'er wants to play with mud? But didn't she say she wanted to make beggar's chicken?"

Seeing his eldest brother's puzzled face, Zeng Zheng smiled and explained: "That's right, eldest brother, go dig some soil and bring it back. I will use the soil to make food for you later. I guarantee that you will be satisfied."

However, Zeng Siyuan was still a little dazed and stood there motionless. Zeng's mother couldn't stand it anymore and glared at him angrily: "Go! Just do whatever Zeng girl asks you to do. Why are you asking so many questions?"

After hearing what his mother said, Zeng Siyuan did not dare to hesitate and hurried out with the hoes.

Zeng Zhengen took the pheasant and prepared to deal with it aside.

The villagers who came back earlier said that there was a small pond not far to the east.

Zeng Zhengen took the processed pheasant to a small pond. Although the pond was not deep, the water was clear and flowing well, so there was no need to worry about the water source. After cleaning the pheasant, she took out the seasoning from the system space and spread it evenly on the chicken to marinate it.

Then, Zeng Zhengen found some clean leaves and wrapped the pickled pheasant. When he returned to the camp, Zeng Siyuan had already dug up a lot of soil.

"Zeng'er, what should we do with this soil?" Zeng Siyuan asked.

Zeng Zhengen instructed Zeng Siyuan to mix the soil with water and mix them evenly, and then used the mixed soil to wrap the pheasant layer by layer. After wrapping, she slightly dried the surface moisture.

"Start making a fire," Zeng Zhengen instructed.

Zeng Siyuan lit the fire, Zeng Zhengen put the wrapped pheasant in the fire and added a lot of firewood.

“Okay, once the firewood is burned out, the beggar’s chicken will be almost ready.” After Zeng Zhengen finished speaking, everyone was stunned. It turned out that this is how beggar’s chicken is made!

"Ms. Zeng, can it really be cooked this way?" Zeng's mother was still a little worried. After all, she had never seen anyone cook like this in all her years.

"Well, mother, don't worry." Zeng Zhengen nodded in confirmation, "Once we finish cooking the other dishes, this beggar's chicken will be ready too."

Zeng's mother felt relieved after hearing this, so she called Wang Huan together to prepare dinner.

As for the spicy rabbit meat, Zeng Zhengen only needed to provide guidance, and Zeng's mother and Wang Huan could do it. Half an hour later, the camp was filled with an alluring aroma. Many villagers were attracted by the aroma and turned their heads to look in the direction of Zeng's house.

Zeng's mother and Wang Huan had already prepared spicy rabbit meat, which had a pungent smell due to the addition of chili peppers.

"Girl Zeng, what is this red stuff? Why is it so spicy?" Zeng Siyuan couldn't help but taste the bright red pepper, which was so spicy that he broke out in a sweat and almost jumped up from the ground.